Audio Shows Trump Admitting He Kept Classified Doc

CNN reports:

Federal prosecutors have obtained an audio recording of a summer 2021 meeting in which former President Donald Trump acknowledges he held onto a classified Pentagon document about a potential attack on Iran, multiple sources told CNN, undercutting his argument that he declassified everything.The recording indicates Trump understood he retained classified material after leaving the White House, according to multiple sources familiar with the investigation.

On the recording, Trump’s comments suggest he would like to share the information but he’s aware of limitations on his ability post-presidency to declassify records, two of the sources said. When asked at a CNN town hall this month if he showed classified documents he kept after the presidency to anyone, Trump answered: “Not really. I would have the right to. By the way, they were declassified after.”

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BREAKING EXCLUSIVE: Trump captured on tape talking about classified document he kept after leaving the White Househttps://t.co/QUFhnc8yrH

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